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CLOVER COMMENTS
August/September 2019
Butler County ISU Extension and Outreach | 319-267-2707 | OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
PO Box 368 320 N Main St. Allison, IA 50602
LEARN MORE AT http://www.extension.iastate.edu/butler/4h
Greetings Butler County 4-H Families, Another successful Butler County Fair is in the books! I want to
thank all of you for participating and making it a success, whether
you exhibited, volunteered, or just came out to see the action.
Now that fair is past, it’s time to start thinking about what’s next.
Check out these sections in your “Clover Comments” to wrap up this
4-H year: Record Books and Project Awards.
Look for these sections to kick off your new 4-H year and get more
involved: National 4-H Week and much more.
Tayler Veldhuizen
Butler County Extension
County Youth Coordinator
Deadline Reminder - page 2
Fair News - page 2
State Fair and Herdsmanship Winners - page 2
Thank you’ s - page 3
Leaders News/Meetings - page 3
Record Books - page 3
Project Awards - page 3
National 4-H Week - page 3
Nominate Deserving Adults/Businesses - page 4
Join FLL - page 4
Join the Cooking Club - page 4
Clover Patch - page 4
Wanted - Workshops - page 4
Calendar - page 5
WEATHER DELAYS &
CANCELLATIONS Iowa weather conditions are unpredicta-
ble please tune to local radio stations
KLMJ, Hampton, KQCR, Parkersburg or TV
station KWWL, Channel 7 when weather
becomes questionable for 4-H activities.
Butler County
WHAT’S INSIDE:
Butler County ISU Extension and 4-H
@ISUExtButler
Butler County Clover Kids
@ButlerCountyLittleClovers
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Deadline Reminders! July 31st …………………………………………………………….……………State Fair Exhibits Due to the Extension Office (non-food)
August 5……………………………………………………………………………………State Fair Food Exhibits Due to the Extension Office
September……………………………………………………..………….Record books/Recordkeeping Award App Due to Club Leader
September 30…………………………….……………………………………………………………………………..Project Award Application Due
September 30…………………………………………………………Club Leaders - Recordkeeping Evaluation Forms for Awards Due
Fair News State Fair Winners: Congratulations to all Butler County 4-Hers who are exhibiting at the
Iowa State Fair!
Your exhibits will be available for pick up from the office after the state
fair beginning August 20th. And must be picked up by August 28th.
Herdsmanship Winners: Congratulations to the following clubs/chapters who
won herdsmanship at the Butler County Fair!
Thank you for doing your part to keep the fair
clean and showing the community how 4-H/FFA
values our animals.
Beef - C/D Busy Gophers
Dairy Cows - Albion Clubs
Dairy Goats - C/D Busy Gophers
Horse - Aplington-Parkersburg FFA
Meat Goats– Aplington-Parkersburg FFA
Poultry– Albion Dandy Dozen
Rabbits - Butler BBs
Sheep - Jefferson Livewires
Swine - East Butler Ramblers
Booth Decorating Winners: Wow! Way to go with your Club Booths this year!! I was very
impressed and thought the Youth Building looked great!
Congratulations to the top three winners. You will receive your
awards at the Awards Program later this year.
1st Place - Butler BBs
2nd Place - Albion Go-Getters
3rd Place - Monroe Clever Clovers
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Head’s Up!
Leaders: There are two meetings coming up. Mark your Calendars!
Post Fair Leader’s Meeting: September 12th - 7:00pm @ Extension Office
Mandatory Leader’s Meeting/Training: November 7th 6-8 pm @ Extension Office
Record Book Evaluations and Recordkeeping Award nominations are due to the extension office by
September 30th. Collect record books from your members in September.
National 4-H Week is October 6-12th. Clubs are encouraged to do a community service event and
decorate windows of a local business. Share your plans with me! Watch for more events
Record Books: Record Books are due to your club leaders in September. Record keeping isn’t as hard as it sounds! Use your goal sheet/project
record from fair or use the project record sheets online. The Expected Standards and Requirements for Recordkeeping document
tells you what you need to have in your books. All documents and forms can be found on our website: https://
www.extension.iastate.edu/butler/content/record-book-information
Project Awards! You can’t get an award if you don’t apply! If you have completed 5th-12th grade (2018-2019 school year), you can apply for a pro-
ject award. To apply, a member must have been enrolled in a project area for at least 2 years, answer 3 questions, and provide
supporting materials like your record book. A committee will evaluate your goals to see that you have shown growth through 4-H.
Applications can be found on our website. https://www.extension.iastate.edu/butler/content/awardsscholarships
Award applications are due to the office by September 30!
Members can win an award in any project area once as a Junior, once as an Intermediate and once as a Senior. Do you think
you could win a project award in each age division?
National 4-H Week is October 6-12th this year!! This is a week to celebrate 4-H! Let’s showcase the great things that 4-H offers young people and highlight the incredible 4-H
youth in Butler County who work each day to make a positive impact on the community. Clubs are encouraged to do a communi-
ty service event during this week and decorate a window of a local business. Share your plans with me and then post them and
pictures on our Facebook page! Watch upcoming emails and newsletters for 4-H Week events!
Trophy Winners: Remember to write a thank you to the sponsor of any trophy you won at fair! They love to hear from you! Swine Show Exhibitors: Please take time to write a thank you to the trucker for delivering pigs for free to Hormel.
Keith Kalkwarf 25726 Grand Ave Aplington, IA 50604
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Opportunities
Nominate Deserving Adults or Businesses for 4-H Awards!
Three special awards are given each year at the Awards Program to honor the dedication and support of adults/
businesses in Butler County. If you know someone dedicated to Butler County 4-H, nominate them for: Alumni
Award (former 4-H’er giving back); Honorary 4-H Member (someone who wasn’t a
4-H’er but got involved); Meritorious Service Award (person/business that has helped 4-H by providing special
services or going out of their way to support 4-H) DUE: September 30th
Nomination Form: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/butler/content/awardsscholarships
Join FIRST® LEGO® League!
The Lego Wizard club is looking for new members age 9-14 who are interested in science, like to compete,
and like to play around with robots. They are even looking for parents to become a new coach! Contact
Tayler at the extension office if you are interested. The FLL® season begins in August, so hurry and sign up!
Also any adults interested in helping out with this club please contact Tayler.
Join the Cooking Club:
Do you enjoy cooking? Or want to learn how to cook? This is the perfect club for
you! The cooking club is looking for members who are in grades 4th-12th. The
club will meet monthly and Michelle Johnson who is a local club leader and
teacher will be the leader. If you are interested in joining this club and would like more information please
contact Tayler. Hope you consider this club and the number of skills you will learn from being a part of it.
Clover Patch Club The Clover Patch 4-H Club is ready to begin another exciting year and we hope YOU will come along and join us this year! The Clover Patch Club is for any youth in Butler County in grades K - 3rd grade.
For more information you can call the Clover Patch leader, Nancy Jensen, at(319)559-8811 or email her at [email protected].
Classifieds WANTED: 4-H WORKSHOPS We are looking for adults and/or youth who are interested in sharing their skills with other 4-Hers. If you have something you would like to share please contact Tayler.
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August 5 State Fair Food Exhibits due to the Extension Office
6 Staff taking State Fair Exhibits to the Iowa State Fair
7 Extension Council Meeting
8-18 Iowa State Fair
19 Staff picking up Exhibits from the Iowa State Fair
20-28 State Fair Exhibitors pick up projects at the Extension Office
22 Farmland Leasing Meeting
27-28 Dairy Design Workshops
29 All Staff gone for Area Extension Meeting
September 2 Office Closed - Labor Day
4 Extension Council Meeting
5 4 County Women, Land, and Legacy Listening Sessions
7 Region 9 Mystery Trip for 7th-9th graders
12 Leader’s Meeting—7 pm @ Extension Office
TBD County Council Meeting (first meeting for 2019-2020 council)
30 Record Books Due
30 Project Award Applications Due
Calendar
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marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. (Not all prohibited
bases apply to all programs.) Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Ross Wilburn, Diversity Officer, 2150 Beardshear
Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, 515-294-1482, [email protected].
